Clinical Social Worker Outpatient Clinic (Neurology)
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Job Location:
Orlando, FL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
5 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Nemours is seeking a Clinical Social Worker (Outpatient Neurology) I FULL-TIME to join our team in Orlando Florida.
The Social Worker is responsible for facilitating the adjustment of the patient and family to illness and to help the family and the individual function optimally. The social worker will provide psychotherapy and psychosocial support for children with a broad array of diagnoses including but not limited to adjustment to medical illness ADHD depression anxiety and autism spectrum disorders. Services are provided to assist the family in the best utilization of the healthcare system and link them with the variety of services necessary to meet their individual needs. The social worker must be knowledgeable of age specific principle of growth and development. The social worker must possess effective communication skills needed to collaborate with all members of the health care team.
Job Duties:
- Manage complex assessments of the patient/familys biopsychosocial situation and establishes goals.
- Periodically reassesses the patient/family situation and modify plan as needed.
- Provide services to address social needs of patients receiving care in their assigned clinic including but not limited to domestic violence psychiatric emergency cases child abuse family disputes end of life and bereavement Social Determinants of Health and compliance with treatment.
- Participate in the interdisciplinary assessment and treatment of patients and their families and provide consultation for physicians and other members of the healthcare team to determine current psychosocial needs.
- Work with multidisciplinary teams to address the mental and behavioral health needs of patients.
- Act as a liaison between hospitals and the various community agencies which provides aid to families and children.
- Coordinate and provide therapy sessions for patients showing a need for counseling/therapy. Provide counseling and/or therapy for patients and their families assisting them with emotional personal psychological socioeconomic factors and adjustment to illness issues to include the entire spectrum from diagnosis throughout the treatment course.
- Document interventions in the Electronic Medical Record following departmental guidelines.
- Follow Medicaid CMS and other regulatory/compliance agency requirements for documentation and billing.
- Interface with insurance providers case managers and others involved in the authorization of needed patient services.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships across disciplines.
- Provide families with specific community resource information.
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
- Masters Degree in Social Work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
- Minimum three (3) years of experience required. (Graduate school internship may be applied to job related experience.)
- An active LCSW licensure is required.
What We Offer
- Competitive base compensation in the top quartile of the market
- Annual incentive compensation that values clinical activity academic accomplishments and quality improvement
- Comprehensive benefits: health life dental vision
- 403B with employer match.
- Licensure CME and dues allowance
- Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- For those living and working in Florida enjoy the benefit of no state income tax. Those based in Delaware benefit from the states moderate tax structure.
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Key Skills
- Motivational Interviewing
- Acute Care
- Crisis Intervention
- Behavioral Health
- Intake Experience
- Hospice Care
- Case Management
- Home Care
- Child Welfare
- Experience with Children
- Social Work
- Addiction Counseling
About Company
Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware an ... View more
